The London Season, Regent Street: 1849

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The London Season, Regent Street. Illustration extracted from page 209 of the Illustrated London News dated March 31st, 1849. From the volume fourteen of the January to June 1849 issue of this publication. This black and white illustration depicts a group of people walking and looking at the fashion windows in Regent Street. This is a scene that depicts the ambiance of Regent Street on a busy winter day where large groups of people get on with their daily activities. The group of women and child on the right is looking at a shop window possibly at the new fashions of the time. On the left there is a man carrying a poster that reads: "Banvard, Panorama, Mississippi River, Egyptian Hall."